1950 Birmingham Barons Roster
Team Record: 87-62
Finished 2nd in the SA
Manager: Pinky Higgins (87-62)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 372,089, Avg. 4,994
Playoffs - Nashville Vols 4 games, Birmingham Barons 1
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association ended the 1950 season with a record of 87 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the SA.
The Barons plated 838 runs, tops in the circuit. Birmingham conceded 637 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Karl Olson led all regular hitters by connecting at a .321 clip. Leo Kiely topped the team with 18 wins, while Ray Yochim added 15 or more wins, too Dick Littlefield registered a 2.9 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Joe DeMaestri, Lefty Wallace, Leo Kiely, Fred Hatfield, Clem Dreisewerd, Earl Caldwell, Mike Palm, Bob DiPietro, Karl Olson, Milt Bolling, Dick Littlefield, Homer Spragins, Norm Zauchin, Ray Yochim, Frank Sullivan, James Atkins, Charlie Maxwell and Dave Ferriss were all players from the 1950 Birmingham Barons who played in the Majors during their careers.
Pinky Higgins served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Asmonga | R | R | February 15, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | West Mifflin, PA US |
| James Atkins | L | R | March 10, 1921 | 6'3" | 205 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Milt Bolling | R | R | August 9, 1930 | 6'1" | 177 | Mississippi City, MS US |
| Robert Brake | R | R | February 26, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Richard Burgett | R | February 27, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Earl Caldwell | R | R | April 9, 1905 | 6'1" | 178 | Sparks, TX US |
| Lou Damman | L | L | February 11, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Joe DeMaestri | R | R | December 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bob DiPietro | R | R | September 1, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Clem Dreisewerd | L | L | January 24, 1916 | 6'1" | 195 | Old Monroe, MO US |
| Dave Ferriss | L | R | December 5, 1921 | 6'2" | 208 | Shaw, MS US |
| Fred Harrington | R | July 23, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Monroe, NC US | |
| Fred Hatfield | L | R | March 18, 1925 | 6'1" | 171 | Lanett, AL US |
| Ralph Holmes | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Leo Kiely | L | L | November 30, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | Hoboken, NJ US |
| John Kruckman | L | August 22, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Red Lavigne | R | September 2, 1923 | 5'9" | 195 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Dick Littlefield | L | L | March 18, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Red Mathis | R | R | January 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 200 | Adairsville, GA US |
| Charlie Maxwell | L | L | April 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Lawton, MI US |
| Robert Nelson | L | April 20, 1928 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Karl Olson | R | R | July 6, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Ross, CA US |
| Mike Palm | R | R | February 13, 1925 | 6'3" | 190 | Boston, MA US |
| Daniel Ryan | R | R | June 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Homer Spragins | R | R | November 9, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | Grenada, MS US |
| Frank Sullivan | R | R | January 23, 1930 | 6'6" | 215 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Robert Swanson | R | R | August 22, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | Erie, PA US |
| Bill Tanner | R | R | August 1, 1924 | 6'4" | 212 | |
| Joe Tully | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | , MX |
| Lefty Wallace | L | L | August 12, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Evansville, IN US |
| Ray Yochim | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Norm Zauchin | R | R | November 17, 1929 | 6'4" | 220 | Royal Oak, MI US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
